An imposing and prominent peak, this active volcano in the Cascades has been responsible for spawning otherworldly stories ...

Mount St. Helens erupted, killing dozens and forever changing how the US monitors earthquakes. The volcano is still active ...

On May 18, 1980, the United States experienced the deadliest and most destructive volcanic eruption in its history.

The May 18, 1980, eruption of Mount St. Helens in southern Washington claimed 57 lives and blasted the terrain of old-growth ...

The Axial Seamount is located 300 miles off of the coast of Oregon. Researchers say it’s following patterns shown before its ...

The 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption began with a steady series of earthquakes in March. By April it began spewing smoke, ...

The volcano is thousands of feet below the ocean’s surface, so it poses no danger to people. But under all that water, a ...

From mighty rivers to high mountain peaks, most of the West Coast’s search-and-rescue programs rely entirely on volunteers.

A researcher monitoring Axial Seamount, 300 miles off the coast of Oregon, says the eruption is expected to happen before the ...

Though perhaps not well known to the general public, Axial Seamount is considered a key window into Earth's geology. Axial is ...